Exam (elaborations) WGU C100 Humanities

Classical Period Acronym (BRTH PRD) - ANSWER BRTH- Balance, Reason, Truth, Humanism PRD- Polytheism, Republic, Democracy Renaissance Period Acronym (RUSH RoCS - Michealangelos Rock sculpture) - ANSWER RUSH- Reformation, University System, Scientific Expansion, Humanism RoCS- Rebirth of Classicism & Self Fashioning Neoclassical & Enlightenment Period Acronym (CORDES- classical cords) - ANSWER CORDESClassicism, Order, Rationalism, Deism, Empiricism, Skepticism Romantic Period Acronym (INNER HP- Inner romantic hero & passion) - ANSWER INNER- Individiualism, Nationalism, Nature, Exoticism, Revolution HP- Heroism, Passion Realism Period Acronym (I ID AoD - I Identify Age of Doubt) - ANSWER IIndustrialization ID- Individualism, Darwinism AoD- Age of Doubt Classical Period - ANSWER artists and philosophers were concerned with harmony and balance* in their works Classical Philosophers - ANSWER Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle engaged in pursuit of truth through logic and reason. Classical Period - ANSWER democracy and republic governments formed Classical religion - ANSWER mainly polytheistic Classical theme - ANSWER humanism—simply a focus on humans. Socratic Method - ANSWER where questions and ideas were shared to solve problems in an open discussion. Classical Period. Greek Epic Poetry - ANSWER Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey. Which use exalted language and celebrate the cultural values of the heroic age. Classical Period. Greek Lyrical Poetry - ANSWER poetry that explored everyday objects using more intimate language. Followed Epic Poetry. Classical Period Roman poetry - ANSWER poetry that follows much of the form and content of Greek poetry while exalting the Roman Empire. The Greek poet Sappho explored human emotions, such as love and desire, in her poem "A Lament for Adonis." Classical Period. Classical Period Theater - ANSWER theater structure that laid the foundations for theater as we know it today. It addressed period themes such as humanism, truth, balance, and the essence of life. It included such literary devices as foreshadowing, tragic irony, reversal of fortune, double entendre, discovery, and use of a chorus